Etymology

labour power

Today it means: The capacity to do work (as opposed to labour, the physical act of working) which becomes a commodity under capitalism. Full definition →

German Arbeitskraft
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  1. German · calque ofArbeitskraft
  2. English todaylabour power

Calque of German Arbeitskraft.

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